After all of the challenges of pregnancy and childbirth, it’s no wonder a woman’s body and mind need time to re-calibrate. That’s what postpartum conditions are: a period of adjustment when a natural decline in estrogen and progesterone levels and 

In January, a US panel redefined what we know as postpartum depression. The New York Times reported the doctors’ findings that “many cases of what has been called postpartum depression actually start during pregnancy.” Dr. Ashlesha Bagadia, a Bangalore psychiatrist 

Part Two of a two-part series on postpartum depression. (Part One, “A Silent Sorrow,” explores causes, symptoms and prevalence.) It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and Amrita Ashok* is dreaming about another life. “I was a high-powered investment banker in another avatar,” 

Part One of a two-part series on postpartum depression. When Anita Prakash* moved back to her hometown in India, after living in the UK for several years, she was overjoyed to discover that she was pregnant. She expected the next